Roma bring Francesco Totti back into the starting XI in a must-win game against Udinese.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.

The pressure is on the Giallorossi, as Lazio won 1-0 at Sampdoria last night to recapture second place and Napoli host already relegated Cesena tomorrow.

With the Derby della Capitale next week, dropping points to a side in mid-table comfort would be disastrous.

Roma bring Francesco Totti back into the starting XI in a must-win game against Udinese.

It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), follow the build-up and action on our LIVEBLOG.

The pressure is on the Giallorossi, as Lazio won 1-0 at Sampdoria last night to recapture second place and Napoli host already relegated Cesena tomorrow.

With the Derby della Capitale next week, dropping points to a side in mid-table comfort would be disastrous.

Alessandro Florenzi sits out a ban, joining the injured Gervinho, Douglas Maicon, Kevin Strootman and Leandro Castan.

This means Totti returns to the initial line-up with Victor Ibarbo and Juan Manuel Iturbe, while Miralem Pjanic starts despite a recurring ankle problem.

Daniele De Rossi has to be careful, as he’s one booking away from a ban – which would rule him out of the Rome Derby.

Udinese make the trip without their top scorer Antonio Di Natale, as he is not 100 per cent fit, Molla Wague and Lucas Evangelista.

Instead, ex-Chievo striker Cyril Thereau leads the line with Chelsea-owned Stipe Perica.

Roma: De Sanctis; Torosidis, Manolas, Yanga-Mbiwa, Holebas; Pjanic, De Rossi, Nainggolan; Iturbe, Totti, Ibarbo

Roma bench: Lobont, Skorupski, Astori, Cole, Balzaretti, Paredes, Keita, Ucan, Pellegrini, Sanabria, Doumbia, Ljajic

Udinese: Karnezis; Widmer, Danilo, Heurtaux, Piris, Allan, Pinzi, Badu, Guilherme, Perica, Thereau

Udinese bench: Scuffet, Meret, Domizzi, Neuton, Bubnjic, Pasquale, Kone, Gabriel Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Aguirre, Geijo

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